Machine for cutting green corn from the cob



March 18, 1930. s. D. NOGGLE MACHINE FOR CUTTING GREEN (1ORN FROM THE COB Filed July 2, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR 28am 2. ]V'0 99Ze ATTORNEY March 18, 1930.

S. D. NOGGLE MACHINE FOR CUTTING GREEN com: FROM THE). 0013' Filed July 2, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 r 71/! win V INVENTOR Sam flJl a'ggie;

ATTORNEY Mgr-ch 18, 1930. s. D. NOGGLE 1,751,351

' MACHINE FOR CUTTING GREEN CORN FROM THE cos Filed July 2, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 a s. 5/ 55 51 I 5 79%? 55 27 ;J 50 9 a 4/ 49 42 7 47, 57 54 .\f;/ ZE

I if 25 i5 INVENTOR ATTORNEY March 18, 1930. s. D. NOGGLE 1,751,351

MACHINE FOR CUTTING GREEN CORN FRQM THE 2O B Filed July 2, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR I Sm fl ATTORNEY March18, 19 30. s. D. NOGGLE 5 ,3

MACHINE FOR CUTTING GREEN CORN FROM THE COB 7 Filed July 2, 1928 5 Sheqts-Sheet 5 A 45 INVENTOR a nfl Oyyla- 44 Y 1 v v ATTORNEY Patented Mar; 18, 1930 SAM n. negate, be. CANAL 'wjr'n cfinsmnfoiiio 1 1% CW ING GREEN 69 m FROM T 1 03.

' Application-filed my 2,

The invention'genefiallyz relates to machines for cutting green corn from the'cohandprimarily has for its object to providesnew' and improved cutter unit adaptable for use in fi-suchrmach-ines which is-ireadilyi mountable in and removable 'froIn the-machine as annit; is simple find" compact in construction; and on which thecuttinggelements; are mounted in afzflan'nerenahlingfthem to automatically 'aecor'nmodatewtrried' sizes'bfeorn ears and to efficien-tly cut the kernels therefrom; Without danger of the said cutting-"elements moving out of proper position-'and-efiecting achoking ofthe nriaehinea I *3 ;I

Another 'objeet of the. invent-ion is to 'provide astasndard construction; of cutter elemen-tea-rrying unit universally mountable on the machine so that any given uni-t may be mounted to present its cutting planes trans- I versely. ofthe pathofrtravel ofthe corn'in directicmaccord the horizontal or Vertical".

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further object-"of the inventioniisto provide acutterunit.in-jwhioh novel means is provided?to-ipositivelycause the cutting elements to separate in parallel I relation: when 'force'd'apartby.thepassingcorn.

'The invention further" coinprehends the provision in the icutter "e'lement mountin'gt means; ofdevicesto equalize the effects of gravityaon" the said elements, a-hdof means to: enebl'efquick and convenient removal and connect one endofonefcarrieriand theioppositeend: of the other carrieistoadnerihg at diametrically opposite po nts; one above and one b lowa' line drawn between the carriers,

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and rings-to force t1 egee-tiers towerdeech other; mothers:objeetofggth W I v'i'de' adjustable gages; with edonbleendsqend "vent-ion isto: pro- 1928-." sefiai no; 239917! .festenings,j zind -tofprovide the with double end fe'stenings in orderto hold the knives 7 against flexing out o engagement Withthe;corniv p e Further it is an: object of theinventionto position during 7 p'rovidegage setseach member of WhiChliSiOf' like construction wherebya-single pattern and jig will suffice inthe production: of all gages; also -'to provide knife sets -'ea;ch':me1nher of which is of like construction, thereby reducing the number of parts necessary to "be kept iii stock, aswell as reducingi the-cost r of menufacture of the machine as a'whole :and enabling the knives:to:be*interchanged promiscuouslyf' v Other objects will in part be obvious and in partbepointedout'hereinafter, v

- Tont'h'e' attainment of the aforesaid objects and. ends, the invention -I"urthen resides in the novel: details of I construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all of Which Will 7 be first fully described the ifollowingr detailed description; then-be particularly pointedout in' the zippended cla'ims, reference being had. to; the accompanying drawings .in. whichz Figure l is a horizontal. section of so much of a green. corn CHttIng"I1-Iai3hlne2tS'IS'IIQCGS- sary toan .understendinigiof the'applioation ofthe'invention. t Figure 2 is a fregmentary'endyi'ew looking toward the'intakeIend offthe-machinei v 1 Figure s is a face: View" ill'u'strtt'ing the invention. 1 t I Figure t is aflverticel cross-section: taken on'th'e line 0n-Figure 3 'i-the carrier bars :keeper detoh: pletebeing' raised and one can i rier b'ar beingf shown mounting.

' Figure. 5 'the'line=5-1-s5 on Figure. 3;

removed? from its Figure '6 'isfa' fce- View .illustii itifi gffthe Figure? is a crosssection'oi-f machine;

Figure S'Lis aperspect main;cerryingvplatesq M. V "Figure :9 is a verticail croiss'section tekenpn 9 housing,'tgroove-equipped t-b receivethe units. t

i-vevi ewgofone off the Figure is a perspective view of one of the cutter element carrier bars.

Figures 11 and 12 are detail perspective views illustrating a gage and a knife respectively.

In the drawings 1 generally designates the machine frame and 2 the housing in which the cutter units are universally removably mounted. The green corn acted upon in the housing enters the said housing through the entrance doorway 3 and the stripped cobs are discharged through the exit doorway 4, suitable delivery mechanism for delivering the cobs of green corn to the housing being provided and generally indicated at 5.

The ho'using may be provided with a removable cover 6 along one side wall through which access may be had to the interior of the housing, and a top cover 7 is hingedly mounted. to cover the open top of the housing 'to facilitate the mounting and removal of the cutter] units into 'and outof the receiving transverse grooveways 8 with which the'housing is provided, see Figures 1, 2 and 7.

In this disclosure I have referred to the .units'throughout as cutter units. In this type of machine .it is common to employ cuttersfor stripping the kernels from the cobs andalso slicers and scrapers. understood therefore that although I have referred to the elements which act on the corn as cutters, scraper andslic'er elements may alsobecarried by the units when desired.

feeding devicesat 9, 10 and 11 respectively.

In the said Figures 1 and 2, which illustrate the general construction of an accepted type 1 of. green corn cutting. machine, and which have for their purpose to illustrate the manher of. mountingth'e units, the said slicer,

" cutter orscraper units are generally desigmama; These units will bedescribed in detail hereinafter. The feeding devices 9, 10 and 11 are-secured on the ends 'of long shafts 13 which project into the-housing through vertical slotw'ays 14 and'pass through movable bear- ...ings 15 adjacent the housing and through relatively stationary bearings 16 near the other ends of the shafts. The other ends of the shafts have secured thereon gears 17 which 'intermesh and are driven by beveled pinions 18 from a power shaft 19 to which power is applied in any suitable manner.

Springarms 20. are connected tO the movable bearings 15 and yieldably forcethe cooperating..= pairs. of upper and lower feeding devices 9, 10 and 11 toward each other, the cutj It is to be tings falling to a receiving troughway 21 along the bottom of the housing.

In carrying out the invention I provide a square carrier plate 22 for mounting edge flanges 23 around all four sides. Thus the plate is provided with pairs of parallel mounting edges which may be selectively mounted in the housing troughways 8. The plate 22 may be cut out as at 24 to save metal, lighten the construction and facilitate cleansing of the unit.

The plate22 is provided with a pair of guideears or lugs 25 cast integrally or secured thereon, and the said plate also includes a central circular opening 26 and two pairs of arcuate slots 27, the purpose for all of which willlater be apparent.

ranged lugs or extensions "33, each of which lugs is provided with a projecting pin 34.

said ring is also'providedwith a spring lever lug or projection 36 and a pair of diametrically oppositely positioned lugs or proj cctions 37, which, like the lugs 33, are each provided with a projecting pin 38.

A retractile spring 39 is connected at its ends as at 40 to the lever arms or lugs32 and 36, one of said connections being adjustable as at 41 so that the tension of the spring may be varied to suit conditions of operation. The spring tends to yieldably hold the rings 30 and 35 at the normal or at rest position illustratedin Figure .6. Each unit includes pair of carrier bars 42 each comprising a semi-circular ring body having end extensions 43which arelongitudinally slotted as at 44, and an intermediate extension lug 45, the purpose for whichwill later be described.

Each bar 42 also includes a pair of securing lugs 46 to which the end extensions 47 of the curved knives 48 (or other implements such as slicers or scraperswhen desired) "are secured as at 49..

Aifiared guide or gage head 50 is adjustablysecured as at 51 to each bar 42. The heads 50' flare out in advance of andin associated relation to the knives 48 so that they will beengaged by the travelling ears of corn and separated thereby to guide and position the cut of the knives to assure re- .moval of the kernels regardless of the general contour or taperof the ears.

When the parts are assembled the pins and .38 project through the plate slots 27 and into. the slots 44 of the carrier bars 42. The carrier bars are merely-slipped over the pin ends, there being no positivesecuring means necessary to secure the said bars-on the pins.

To. suitably holdj the bars 42 totheir posi- Another ring 35 is rotatably mounted on the ring 30 and in the plate opening, and the peetiene 5e whieliare --a1se g re'eve'd at 595th "swag-1y fit (We? theeXteh'siO'hS or enemgs ef the-xba-i'h'ef' bare 42; Piyeted-1ateli( J2?1 61' eaer'ied by theplajte and Kaie eda p'temo mehprtte 52 s'echree" the s'aid hais to positi on ehthei-ifee'pectivemounting pins it (16% TOifmb'Ve' the ba 429m ism-11y neee-ssaey tb m-mthe latches 61 and swing the plate upwardly Quits-hi ge eormection; The bars may tl'len be' fr'eelyremoved flamtheir slot and pin cbiineetiohsi SeeKFi'gU-re 4.

The' cutter unitsgar'e standard ih con 'stru'e- 'tibri and 5 universally mountable-in the hous be rev'eis'el'y p'oitidnedto case-ereknives Oat one nnit to bpp'dse-jeaeh e'ther in hiizehtal plane afld thb'se Of the hex'tliiiitto-oppose each Other iii at' e'rtic'a-l planeta'nd-thu's; as;- sure perfect strip ing thefk'ethels from the" cbb's;

It will "be obsiervedhy'refefence 1:6 Figure 6 and ether {figufee' of the thawifigej the diametrically oppositely pesitiohed pin 34 and- 38 o'f the ring SBO 5116135; respeet'ivelyintelfeng'age. with the: oppesiteend exteilzion' when 'the 'carrie b'ars-are-foreefd aparftglby 'rie asqn" (it the provision-pf the osci-ila'ta ble rings and the pin-ahd lotconnections, each said'ba r willjimpa rt afi p thrust to on'e pin di alhetfi'eally oppositp i and a corresponding" dawn "th'rfi'et' to the this ma'niier J the cutter i'nf a itfuly parallel relatibh. v "Thisarrange- I ment further provi'd s' fer equ alizatidri of grai itati dnal P1111 011 the 'c'afrier-bars 442 einee o w' r i .a id pun-Jon i th'i fa le m a il throitfgh ditrihliti'dn Of the" fere'e'thridh'gh rings 30 find 35',

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on mettle-4'2 fliedeptli 6f eut'iimde by "the kiiit shiaygbe'regulatefi'tefequiieinent.

Benita nutr tion-item ted ttythe e the machine.

a V v eee fine Fuither', these 'unlts are secenstructedand mounted that there are: no partsproje'cting -ibe'yond the machine housing to be brbke'n or g0 knocked out (if :position @utirfgifistalliirggor "Three part patterns: en-1y: arean'eeesanyvin shipping cause *incbnyeni neei'nimoqnta By provisi ehmfthelatch pmaeem-Qi is not only provided 'fbrifacflita tinfg tlaequick E5 7 removal F0 1? th'e ctittenhars' butthe three "point bearing previdedthereby for each 110 ar at the points 4:3,45;}23as'suresagainstti-ltingnfthe bats and eliminates the possibihty ,0f the. knive toeing into the VCOIHTGELTST' and a'chel'ntlg 1 Allvof the parts are and stami rd so thatwtheyfim'ay beliemiily versally an'd by unskilledlabor They are eimpie jin con a-mien to" r interchanged and theunits them-selves aie standard so that' they may be mounted! 1111i- 1;".

' are practi ally fool-prooffin thatthey de not provide any complicatedadjustment features that ma be readily thrownout ot oi'de'r by 'r' "tinkering mechanics.

JThe simple the ready rerhovabl'e feature of-ite-mounting also contributes greatly towards the cleanliness of the machine as the' 'sa'id element-span 111g of the il hits'i I From the foregolng"desceiptioh, taken jin connect-Ion with; the ztecemp'anylng;drawmgs,

coll'structien bit the "unit and mit of easy-"removal" for Washing: and s'caldstr'ucthirm 'th'efr'hanner o'f ufse alirltheradvan tages of my my tion will he rea'dily apparent 'tb those shll'edin the art to Whichlji't from the cob, the ce'mhihatiion' with'the heu sing, of 'a cutter ntenibel carryingi'u it -having.

Iy arranged 'cutters -"sald therebh transve'te unit having pfo'vi 011% to enable itite :be: unir i t'h'e housingte permit p esentation Of 1 s eb'mbina d n "it the heelsttln'g green corn 7 whereby tion of cutters, carried by the plate relatively while separating.

. 4. In a machine for cutting green corn from the cob, a cutter unit comprising a carrying-body, opposed cutter elements carried by the body, and means actuated by engagementwith the travelling corn to separate the cutter elements following the contour of the cornears and to positively cause said ele- 7 opposite direction.

ments to move in parallel relation while separating, said means including reversely rotatable rings connected to the cutter elements, means to engage the travelling corn and be moved thereby tocause relative movement of the rings in one direction, and yieldable means to normally force the rings in the 5 .In a machine for cutting green corn from the cob, a cutter unit comprising a carrying body, opposed cutter elements can ried by the, body, and means actuated by engagementwith the travelling corn to separate the cutter. elements following the contour of the corn ear's and to positively cause said elements to move in parallel relation while separating, said means including roversely rotatable rlngs rotatable one on the other and connected to the cutter elements,

means to engage the travelling corn and be moved thereby tocause relative movement of the rings :in one direction, and yieldable means to normally force the rings in the opposite direction.

6.. I11 a machine for cutting green corn from the cob, a cutter unit comprising a carrying body, opposed cutter elements carried by the body, and means actuated by engagement with the travelling corn to separate the cutter elements following the contour of the corn ears and to positively cause said elements to move in'parallel relation while separating, said means including re- ,vei'sely rotatable rings, said rings each being I to opposite direction.

7 connected at opposite sides of its center with the opposite ends of opposite cutter elements,

meansto engagethe travelling corn and be -moved thereby to cause relative movement of the rings in one direction, and yieldable means to normally force the rings 1n the ZiIn a machine for cutting green corn from the cob, a cutter unit comprising a i carrying body, opposed cutter elements car- 7 f ried by the body,- and means actuated by engagement withthetravelling corn to separate the cutter elements following the contour of the corn ears, and means toequalize the effect of gravitational pull on the cutter elements to distribute said pullevenly to said cutter elements.

8. In a machine for cutting green corn from the cob, a cutter unit comprisng a. carrying body, opposed cutter elements carried by the body, and means actuated by engagement with the travelling corn to separate the cutter elements following the contour of the corn ears and to positively cause said elements to move in parallel relation while separating, said last named means includingmeans to equalize the efiect of gravitational pull on the cutter elements to distribute said pull evenly to said cutter'elements.

9. In a machine for cutting green corn from the cob, a cutter unit comprising a carrying body, opposed cutter elements carried by the body, and'means actuated by engagement with the travelling corn to separate the cutter elements following the contour of the corn ears and to positively cause said elements to move in parallel relation while separating, said means including reversely rotatable rings connected to the cutter elements, means to engage the travelling corn and be moved thereby to cause relative movement of the rings in one direction, said rings each having a lever arm extension, and a single spring connected to the lever arm extensions and serving to normally force the rings in the opposite direction.

10. In a machine for cutting green corn from the cob, a cutter unit comprising a carrying body, opposed cutter elements carried by the body, and means actuated by engagement with the travelling corn to separate the cutter elements following the contour of the corn ears and to positively cause said elements tomove in parallel relation while separating, said means including reversely rotatable rings, said rings each being pin and slot connected at opposite sides of its center with the opposite ends of opposite cutter elements, means to engage the travelling corn and be moved thereby to cause relative movement of the rings in one direction, and yieldable means to normally force the rings in the opposite direction.

11. In a machine for cutting green corn from the cob, a cutter unit comprising a carrying body, opposed cutter elements carried by the body, and means actuated by engagement with the travelling corn to separate the cutter elements following the contour of the corn ears, said cutter elements being slot and pin connected to the said separating means to provide for the separatingmovement and to facilitate removal and replacement of the cutter elements, and a latch plate carried by the carrying body and overlying the cutter elements to secure them to position.

12. In a machine for cutting green corn the slotted ends of the bars,- ineans on, the carrying'body to'removably hold the bars on rying body having a central opening, cutter from the cob, a cutter unit comprising a carrying body, opposed, cutter elements carried by the body, and means actuated by, en-

gagement with the travelling corn to separate h the cutter elements following the contour of Patna h @PgS rm; {th v the corn ears, saidcutter elements being slot and pin connected to'the said separating means to provide for' the separating move-V ment and to facilitate removal and replace 7 ment of the cutter elements,'and a latch plate carried by the carrying body and overlying the cutterelements to secure them to? position, said latch plate and said cutter elements having interengaging parts to overcome tilting tendencies of the cutter elements when they are engaging the travelling corn. f

13. In a machine for cutting green corn from the cob, a cutter unit comprising a" carrying body having a central opening, cutter element carrying bars having slotted end extensions, cutter elements and gages carried by the bars, bar moving devices carried by the carrying body and mounted in the opening thereof, pins projecting from the" moving devices into the 'slottedends of the bars, a latch member carried by the carrying body and adapted to removably secure the I bars to position, and yieldable means to hold the'moving devices in their normal position. 7

14. In a machine for cutting green corn from the cob, a cutter unit comprising a carrying body having a central opening, cutter element carrying bars having slotted end extensions, cutterelements and gages carried by the bars, bar moving devices carried by the carrying body and mountedin' thefopening thereof, pins projecting from the moving. devices rintothe slotted ends vof the bars, a latch member carried by the carryingbodyand adapted tov removably secure the barsto position, and yieldable means to "hold the movingdevices in their normal position, said bars also having intermediate extensions, and

said latch member having means to engage the intermediate extensions vto hold the. bars against tilting Whenthe cutter elements and gages are being engaged by the travelling fcorn.

[15. In a machine foricutting green corn from the cob, a cutter comprising a car-f element carrying bars'having slotted end extensions, cutter elements and gages carried by the bars, reversely rotatable-rings rotatable one on the other and in the carrying body opening, pins projectingfrom the rings into the pins, and yieldable means to hold the, ringsin thev normal position. 7

16. In a machine for, cuttingfgreen cornfrom the cob, a cutter unit compr sing a car -v 3 rying body having a centralopening, cutter element carrying bars having slotted end-eX-. tensions, cutter elements and gages carried -m0viiig devices into 'theslotted ends of i In a-elect ves fer he? '25 nutte mg ab y having -as i i l ile itteae e nset i nduc d) ztenj i is, cutter e ements and ri d -itki i esale ho d-theri igs lath n minal ne l c mach aeioreutti eisree awrn fgcmth e cob a cutt r 't compr' in car: a ral pnemiier u et I b p carried; tli eatr gb s ys a zmeeafie ee-er aaesthereetmesrmie ting n si is I ,F? bars-a'latet snem tmer by the carryiiig body and adapted to removably secure the parallel pairs of mounting edges selectively inountable in the 'groovevvays whereby tolie of cutters carried bytheplate relatively'to ,the'travelling corn, and cutters carried permit the convenient varying of the position plate for the purposes described "-20: In a machineof the character described j the comb nation With the housing having transverse 'mounting' groovevvays, of a cutter member" carrying plate having 'opposedvpar 'iallel pairs of mounting I edges selectively mountable in'the grooveways, cutter, element carryingbars having slotted end extensions, cutter elements and gages, carried by thebars,

androtatable vone on the other, pins projects ing fromthe 'rings into the slotted ends of f the bars, means on the plate to removably hold the barson the pins, and yieldable means to hold the rings in the normalposit'ion- 21.7111 a machine for cuttingv green corn,

knife carriers, double-endedknives mounted in said iknifelcarriers, said knife carriers a gl' car i g bars shavi s et igo bars to position, and yieldable means to hold the moving devices in their normal position. 7 19. In a machine of the character described the combination with the housing having transverse mountingi grooveways, of-a cu'tter member carrying; plate having opposed Y being movable toward and from one another, 7 and double-ended gaugemembers adjustably mounted "on said knife carriers in cooperat1ve assoc ation with the knives to ena gage the corn and position the knives in accordance with the particular size of grain on the ears and of the ears'of corn passing the gauge members. r v v 22, In a machine for cutting green corn,

7 V 10 knife carriers mounted to be movable toward and from each other, yieldable means maintaining said carriers inproximity, doubleended knives secured rigidly to said carriers, double-ended, gauge members associated with 5 said knives, means mounting said gauge members on the respective knife carriers for adjustment toward and from each other for the purpose of engaging the corn and p0si-, tio'ning the knives in accordance with the par- 2 ticular size of the grain on the ears and of the earsof corn passing the gauge members. 23. In a machine for cutting green corn, knife carriers, knives secured thereto, said carriers being movable toward and from one another, gauge members adjustably mounted on said carriers for adjustment toward and from said knives whereby to position the knives accordingly to the size of grain on the cob of the ears passing through the machine for the purposes of engaging the corn and positioningthe'knives in accordancewith the particular size of the grain on the ears and o'iithe ears of corn passing the gauge members. SAM D. NOGGLE. 

